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Deaths as Bangladeshis demand blasphemy law
Ten dead and dozens injured in pitched battles on Dhaka streets between
supporters of Hifazat-e-Islam and police.
Last Modified: 05 May 2013 22:03
Protesters in Bangladesh clashed with police over demands for a new blasphemy
law [Al Jazeera]
Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding a new
blasphemy law blocked highways and fought running battles with police on
Sunday, leaving at least 10 people dead and hundreds injured in the
Bangladeshi capital.
Chanting "Allahu Akbar!" ("God is greatest!") and "One point, One
demand: Atheists must be hanged", activists from Hifazat-e-Islam marched along
at least six highways, blocking transport between Dhaka and other cities and
towns.
Police officials told the AFP news agency that about 200,000 people
had marched to central Dhaka, where fierce clashes erupted between
thousands of rock-throwing protesters and security officials, with
police beating back demonstrators with batons.
"At least 100,000 protesters" blocked the road at Tongi town, which
connects Dhaka with the northern region, local police chief Ismail
Hossain told AFP.
Witnesses said rioting broke out after police tried to intercept
stick-wielding protesters, most travelling from remote villages, in
front of the country's largest mosque. Trouble then spread to central
districts of Dhaka.
Police fired rubber bullets from armoured vehicles at protesters, who went on
the rampage, torching a police office, scores of vehicles and
shops, attacking government offices and beating policemen.
Dozens of small bombs exploded, leaving smoke hanging in the air around the
mosque.
Policeman injured
One policeman suffered serious head injuries after he was beaten by protesters,
according to an AFP correspondent at the scene.
Zain al-Mahmood, editor of The Dhaka Tribune, told Al
Jazeera that the protests are happening because "Hifazat-e-Islam think
the Islamic way of life and culture of the country is under attack."
He went on to say that while "this had been announced as a one-day
protest, some leaders had warned that if there was violence they would
be prepared to do a sit-in. This is also a concern for the government."
The protest was staged as the country was recovering from its worst
industrial disaster, with some 600 people killed when a factory building
collapsed on April 24.
Death penalty demanded
Hifazat, a newly created radical religious group, is demanding the death
penalty for all those who defame Islam.
It said it held the mass protest to push a 13-point list of demands
which also include a ban on men and women mixing freely together and the
restoration of pledges to Allah in the constitution.
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched to Motijheel, Dhaka's main
commercial district, where leaders threatened to launch a campaign to
oust the government unless their demands are met.
The rally was the latest in a series of mass actions by Hifazat.
Last month activists organised a general strike as well as a
gathering of hundreds of thousands of its activists, in what experts
said was the country's largest political gathering in decades.
Critics have branded Hifazat's demands as a charter for turning Bangladesh into
a country like Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
Women workers including female garment labourers have vented their anger at the
group's call to segregate the sexes.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been leading a secular
government in the Muslim-majority country since 2009, has rejected the
demand for a blasphemy law.
Source:
Al Jazeera And Agencies
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